fletching

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Synonyms: fetching, flitching, retching, clenching, etching, clutching, latching, flinching, bleaching, leeching, leaching

Antonyms: fetching, flitching, retching, clenching, etching, clutching, latching, flinching, bleaching, leeching, leaching

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|fletch||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The process of attaching [[fin]]s, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
2. The fins or feathers so attached.

Proper noun

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